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When family stigma complicates ECT treatment decisions

I am scared to tell my family I am considering ECT because they think it is barbaric and I already feel weak enough for needing help.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The need for support collides with fear of judgment, creating isolation precisely when connection is most crucial.

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